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Japan made bitcoin a legal currency, and now it's more popular than ever

11:59 AM ET Mon, 6 Nov 2017

Bitcoin trade in Japan accounts for about half of the global trade volume. That number has surged since the government passed a new law earlier this year, recognizing bitcoin as a legal form of currency. CNBC's Akiko Fujita reports.